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is the lowest rate on record, and 1.6 below the average rate for the
ten years, 1892.1901.
The death.rates for each of the four localities were as follows:—
Southgate, 9.7 ; New Southgate, 10.5 ; Winchmore Hill, 9.3, and
Palmers Green and Bowes, 11.1.
Infantile Mortality.—There were 33 deaths of infants
under one year of age, giving an infantile death.rate of 83.5 per 1000
births registered as against 93.6 in the preceding year, and is the
lowest on record for this District, excepting that of 1896, which was
80.
The average rate for the ten years 1892 to 1901 was 116.
The infantile death.rate for England and Wales was 133, which
is 21 per 1000 below the mean for the previous 10 years.
The deaths from 20.2 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages,
whereas, in the preceding year the proportion was 24.6 per cent.; in
1900, 26.2 per cent.; and in 1899, 21 per cent.
Senile Mortality.—Among persons of 70 years and over, 38
deaths occured, and of these 13 were persons of 80 years and over.
This is a proportion of 23"3 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages,
as against 30"9 per cent. in the preceding year, which was a very high
rate.
Zymotic Mortality.—This includes the deaths from the
seven principal Zymotic diseases, viz., Small.pox, Scarlet Fever
Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, Measles, Whooping Cough, and Diarrhoea.
This rate affords useful evidence as to the general healthiness
of the District, and as to the efficiency of its Sanitary administration.
There were 13 deaths from these diseases, as follows:—Diphtheria, 1 ;
Typhoid Fever, 1 ; Measles, ] ; Whooping Cough, 5 ; and Diarrhoea,
5. The Zymotic death.rate was, therefore, .82 per 1000 of the population,
as against 1.3 in 1901, 1.0 in 1900, and 2.7 in 1899, and is
a very satisfactory rate.
The average rate for the 10 years, 1892 to 1901 was 1.5.
The Zymotic death.rate for England and Wales was 1 .6.
The Causes of Death are fully set forth in Table I. (i)
for the whole District at different age periods, and(ii) for each of the
four localities. Table Ia shows the deaths during each quarter of
the year.